
Bond Villain Stupidity: When Tressler confronts Dylan, the former taunts the latter, explains his whole plan, then throws the latter into a Death Trap that was actually an Escape Artist trick who was Dylan's father, no less, when the latter has already demonstrated skill at escape artistry.Later, the crew shine lights in Tressler's eyes to prevent him from getting a good look at the inside of the hangar.Atlas uses a camera flash to blind a technician in the server room during the Octa job.Blasphemous Boast: Atlas' patter during his final act, claiming that he's going to do something God can't do, namely when he uses the strobe lights to make the rain appear to stop.Cue Atlas, swimming to the bottom of the river at night to pull Dylan to safety. Big Damn Heroes: Although Dylan Rhodes is able to escape from the Death Trap, it took him too long and took too much energy, and he collapses after opening the safe.Big Bad: Arthur Tressler is behind the plot to release the new smartphone with a hacking chip to steal everyone's privacy, and is also behind the revenge plot on the Horsemen, wanting to get back at them for exposing his misdeeds in the previous film.
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A good chunk of the movie is relearning these lessons.

Aesop Amnesia: Apparently, the Horsemen forgot that working together is the secret to being able to pull off everything, and Atlas specifically forgot that his pride can interfere with the greater goals for both himself and the Horsemen as a whole.After they make the exchange, they go to the chip demo - where Lula is addressed as the expert, and it's revealed that the man Atlas is impersonating is the bit on the side. Atlas bagsies the expert while Lula resignedly acknowledges that it's obvious who has to be the bit on the side. The plan for stealing the chip calls for the Horsemen to substitute themselves for members of Hannes Pike's retinue, specifically an electronics expert and Pike's bit on the side. Actually, That's My Assistant: A second-hand variant.
